Larches and Snow

Winter came early this year to the Cascades. We hiked the Cutthroat Pass trail, part of the PCT early in October and there was snow in the pass already then. The highway is now closed and will be closed until April or May. When we hiked there we wanted to see the larches in their autumn glory and caught them at just the right time. They grow at higher elevations, in this case at 2072 meters and are one of our favorite things to see in the autumn.